RR! Silver damma of Abdallah II (mid-900's) w/name as Allah/'Abd, Habbarid Sindh

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 La ilah illa / Allah wahdahu / la sharik lahu ("There is no God but Allah alone, no partner to him") // Allah / Muhammad / rasul / Allah al-Amir / 'Abd ("Allah, Muhammad is the messenger of God, Amir 'Abd"). 11mm, 0.54 grams. Shahada issue, mint 3. G/G #AS-; Fishman/Todd (2018) #HS23.

This coin is an early issue (their style quickly became crude) and in full size. The top word on the reverse of this type is "Allah". Abdallah's name in the last line is abbreviated to "Abd", with the word "Allah" at the top of the reverse was meant to be read as a continuation of "Abd" at the bottom. Extremely rare type (his name is usually given in the last line in full. Only recently identified and published.
 
Abdallah II was probably the son of Amir Muhammad. He minted coins in "Mint 2" and "Mint 3" and his reign can be tentatively dated to the first half of the 10th century AD. 

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